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GENEALOGY, 8 part 1
[isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 - 8. Principal Genealogies and Lists: In the early genealogies the particular strata to which each has been assigned by reconstructive critics is here indicated by J, the Priestly Code (P), etc. The signs...
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Polygamy
[nave] POLYGAMY Forbidden, Deut. 17:17; Lev. 18:18; Mal. 2:14, 15; Matt. 19:4, 5; Mark 10:2-8; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12; Tit. 1:6. Authorized, 2 Sam. 12:8. Tolerated, Ex. 21:10; 1 Sam. 1:2; 2 Chr. 24:3. Practiced, Job 27:15; by Lamech, Ge...
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CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
[isbe] CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - kro-nol'-o-ji: I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Difficulties of the Subject 2. Plan of Treatment 3. Bible to be Regarded as Highest Authority II. THE AGES BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS III. PERSIAN PERIOD IV. BA...
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GENEALOGY, 8 part 2
[isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 - I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only the Cainites; boldly, skillfully compressed, as if the omitted facts were ...
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Jacob
[nave] JACOB Son of Isaac, and twin brother of Esau, Gen. 25:24-26; Josh. 24:4; 1 Chr. 1:34; Acts 7:8. Ancestor of Jesus, Matt. 1:2. Given in answer to prayer, Gen. 25:21. Obtains Esau's birthright for a some stew, Gen. 25:29-34...
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PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2B
[isbe] PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2B - 4. Central Palestine: (1) Jerusalem. See above, III, 1, (2). (2) Samaria. (Harvard Expedition).--Although the ancient capital of the Northern Kingdom, yet Samaria was Centrally located, being 20 m...
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MAON; MAONITES
[isbe] MAON; MAONITES - ma'-on, ma'-on-its, ma-o'-nits (ma`on; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maor, Maan; Codex Alexandrinus Maon): (1) A town in the mountain of Judah named along with Carmel and Ziph (Josh 15:55). It appears again as...
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AARON
[isbe] AARON - ar'-un, sometimes pronounced ar'on ('aharon--Septuagint Aaron, meaning uncertain: Gesenius suggests "mountaineer"; Furst, "enlightened"; others give "rich," "fluent." Cheyne mentions Redslob's "ingenious conjecture" ...
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Genealogy
[nave] GENEALOGY, Num. 1:18; 2 Chr. 12:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:5; Heb. 7:3. Of no spiritual significance, Matt. 3:9; 1 Tim. 1:4; Tit. 3:9. From Adam to Noah, Gen. 4:16-22; 5; 1 Chr. 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; to Abraham, Gen. 11:10-32; ...
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Hemath
[ebd] a Kenite (1 Chr. 2:55), the father of the house of Rechab.
[isbe] HEMATH - he'-math. See HAMMATH (1 Ch 2:55).
[smith] (heat), a person or place named in the genealogical lists of Judah, as the origin of the Kenites, and the "father" of the house of Rechab. (1Â Chronicles 2:55) (B.C. 1445.)
[nave] HEMATH 1. Another form for Hamath, Amos 6:14. 2. An unknown person or place, 1 Chr. 2:55.
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Shobal
[ebd] pilgrim. (1.) The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite "dukes" (Gen. 36:20). (2.) One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur (1 Chr. 2:50, 52; 4:1, 2).
[isbe] SHOBAL - sho'-bal (shobhal, "overflowing"; Sobal, with variants): (1) An Edomite name mentioned in connection with Lotan, Zibeon and Anah, as that of a "son" of Seir (Gen 36:20), the father of a clan (Gen 36:23), and a Horit...
[smith] (flowing). Second son of Seir the Horite, (Genesis 36:20; 1Â Chronicles 1:38) and one of the "dukes" of the Horites (Genesis 36:29) Son of Caleb the son of Hur and founder or prince of Kirjath-jearim. (1Â Chronicles 2:50...
[nave] SHOBAL 1. Son of Seir, Gen. 36:20, 23, 29; 1 Chr. 1:38, 40. 2. Son of Caleb, 1 Chr. 2:50, 52. 3. Son of Judah, 1 Chr. 4:1, 2.
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Jabez
[ebd] affiction. (1.) A descendant of Judah, of whom it is recorded that "God granted him that which he requested" (1 Chr. 4:9, 10). (2.) A place inhabited by several families of the scribes (1 Chr. 2:55).
[isbe] JABEZ - ja'-bez (ya`bets, "sorrow" ("height)): (1) Place: An unidentified town probably in the territory of Judah, occupied by scribes (1 Ch 2:55). For an ingenious reconstruction of the passage see EB, under the word (2) Pe...
[smith] (sorrow). Apparently a place at which the families of the scribes resided who belonged to the families of the Kenites. (1Â Chronicles 2:55) The name occurs again in the genealogies of Judah, (1Â Chronicles 4:9,10) in a p...
[nave] JABEZ 1. A city of Judah, 1 Chr. 2:55. 2. The head of a family, 1 Chr. 4:9, 10.
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Ataroth
[ebd] crowns. (1.) A city east of Jordan, not far from Gilead (Num. 32:3). (2.) A town on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:2, 7), called also Ataroth-adar (16:5). Now ed-Da'rieh. (3.) "Ataroth, the house of Joab" (1 Ch...
[smith] (crowns). One of the towns in the "land of Jazer and land of Gilead," (Numbers 32:3) east of the Jordan, taken and built by the tribe of Gad. (Numbers 32:34) A place on the (south?) boundary of Ephraim and Manasseh. (Joshua ...
[nave] ATAROTH, called also Atroth. 1. A city E. of Jordan, Num. 32:3, 34. 2. A city, or possibly two different cities, of Ephraim, Josh. 16:2, 5, 7; 18:13. 3. A city of Judah, 1 Chr. 2:54. 4. A city of Gad, Num. 32:35.
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Haroeh
[isbe] HAROEH - ha-ro'-e (ha-ro'eh, "the seer"): A Judahite (1 Ch 2:52).
[smith] a name occurring in the genealogical lists of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 2:52)
[nave] HAROEH, called also Reaiah. Son of Shobal, 1 Chr. 2:52; 4:2.
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Kenites
[ebd] smiths, the name of a tribe inhabiting the desert lying between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai. Jethro was of this tribe (Judg. 1:16). He is called a "Midianite" (Num. 10:29), and hence it is concluded that th...
[isbe] KENITES - ke'-nits (ha-qeni, haqeni; in Nu 24:22 and Jdg 4:11, qayin; of hoi Kenaioi, hoi Kinaioi): A tribe of nomads named in association with various other peoples. They are first mentioned along with the Kadmonites and Ke...
[nave] KENITES 1. A Canaanite tribe whose country was given to Abraham, Gen. 15:19; Num. 24:21-23. 2. The descendants of Jethro, a Midianite, father-in-law of Moses. Join the Israelites and dwell at Jericho, Judg. 1:16; 4:11; 1 Ch...
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Reaiah
[isbe] REAIAH - re-a'-ya, re-i'-a (re'ayah, "Yah has seen"; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus, Rhada, A, Rheia): (1) The eponym of a Calebite family (1 Ch 4:2). The word "Reaiah" should probably be substituted for "Haroeh" in 1 Ch 2:52, ...
[nave] REAIAH 1. A man of Judah, son of Shobal, 1 Chr. 4:2. Apparently called Haroeh, 1 Chr. 2:52. 2. Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon, Ezra 2:47; Neh. 7:50.
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Zorathites
[isbe] ZORATHITES - zo'-rath-its (tsor`athi; Sarathaioi (1 Ch 2:53, the King James Version "Zareathites"), Codex Vaticanus ho Arathei; Codex Alexandrinus ho Sarathi (4 2)): The inhabitants of Zorah, who are said to be descended fro...
[nave] ZORATHITES 1 Chr. 2:53, 4:2 See: Zareathites.
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Zorites
[isbe] ZORITES - zo'-rits (tsor`i; Codex Vaticanus ho Hesarsei; Codex Alexandrinus ho Hesaraei) : In 1 Ch 2:54 for "Zorites" we should probably read ZORATHITES (which see). These formed a half of the inhabitants of MANAHATH (which ...
[nave] ZORITES 1 Chr. 2:54
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Tirathites
[isbe] TIRATHITES - ti'-rath-its (tir`athim; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus, Argathieim; Lucian, Tharathei: A family of scribes that dwelt at Jabez (1 Ch 2:55). The three families mentioned in this verse (Tirathites, Shimat...
[nave] TIRATHITES 1 Chr. 2:55
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Shimeathites
[isbe] SHIMEATHITES - shim'-e-ath-its shim`athim; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Samathieim; Lucian, Samathein): A subdivision of the tribe of Caleb (1 Ch 2:55). In the three families mentioned in this passage Jerome saw th...
[nave] SHIMEATHITES, a family of scribes, 1 Chr. 2:55.
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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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Chronicles covers a broader period of history than any other Old Testament book. It begins with Adam and ends with Anani who lived eight generations after King Jehoiachin (1 Chron. 3:24). If we allow 25 years for each generat...
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The central subject of 1 and 2 Chronicles is the temple of God. Someone evidently wrote these books at the end of the Babylonian exile to encourage the Israelites to reestablish Israel's national life in the Promised Land. In...
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I. Israel's historical roots chs. 1-9A. The lineage of David chs. 1-3B. The house of Israel chs. 4-71. The family of Judah 4:1-232. The family of Simeon 4:24-433. The families of Transjordan ch. 54. The family of Levi ch. 65....
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"The fact that the author of 1 and 2 Chronicles devoted nine chapters out of sixty-five to genealogies (1 Chr 1-9) makes clear that these were of great importance to him and bear significantly on his purpose in writing his wo...
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This list clearly defines the priests and Levites' line of descent. Only the descendants of Aaron, the priests, could serve in the temple by offering sacrifices on the incense altar (v. 49; cf. Num. 3:5-38). Nehemiah correctl...
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This list obviously parallels to some extent David's genealogy (chs. 1-3). Saul came from the tribe of Benjamin, not from the tribe of Judah that God had promised leadership of the nation. One reason the writer had an interes...
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35:1 This oracle came to Jeremiah during King Jehoiakim's reign (609-598 B.C.) after the Babylonians had begun to invade Judah (v. 11). Second Kings 24:1-2 reads, "In his [Jehoiakim's] days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came...
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The scene continues to be on earth.7:1 The phrase "after this"(Gr. meta touto) indicates that what follows is a new vision (cf. 4:1). The general chronological progression of the visions suggests that the events John saw now ...
